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If the candidates were — PHONES!
via Paul Gregoire’s Blog Ok, so the formula for this is simple and I can see it wearing thin. Obama = something new, modern, slick. Biden = Something functional. McCain something old and clunky. Palin = a toy version of the above.
Posted: Oct. 6, 2008 04:16 PM
Microsoft extends the life of XP - again
Tee hee.
Posted: Oct. 6, 2008 04:00 PM
Assembly line chicken ain’t necessarily safely cooked chicken
Yuk...
Posted: Oct. 6, 2008 03:30 PM
Google Streeview camera crew threatens News Photographer with lawsuit
Google Streeview camera crew doesnt like being photographed.....threatens photographer with lawsuit
Posted: Oct. 6, 2008 02:44 PM
Starbucks in hot water for leaving water taps on constantly
Starbucks in hot water from environmentalists for waste
Posted: Oct. 6, 2008 01:21 PM
If the candidates were — CARS
Readers are invited to submit versions of this gag. This one is from Austin Clark. As you can see the formula is always the same. Any twists would be appreciated.It would also be interesting for someone to approach this from the opposite direction wh
Posted: Oct. 6, 2008 12:07 PM
Leave pot out of your war against drugs?
Overdue.
Posted: Oct. 6, 2008 11:45 AM
Parts Of California & Oregon Want To Become The 51st State
Two and a half years ago, John posted an article about efforts to split the California into three for economic and cultural reasons. Now here’s another move, but with a different cut. Are there other parts of the country that would like the se
Posted: Oct. 6, 2008 08:30 AM
Did Wikipedia Help Cause The Financial Crisis?
Well, this is frightening if true on a number of levels. How many other fields are affected by unscrupulous people manipulating Wikipedia for their own ends that have or could have dire consequences? How many people — including journalists, e
Posted: Oct. 6, 2008 08:00 AM
Germany guarantees private savings accounts
The barbarians are at the gate - runaway, runaway!
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